Most Significant Change Stories - Increased livelihood income skills and opportunities for poor and vulnerable households.

Miss. Sok Sinet in her private sewing shop 

Miss. Sok Sinet is 20 years old living in a poor family in Beungbot Kandol commune. There are 9 siblings in family and she is the 6^th daughter. Father works as a partner of ADRA and mother is a house wife. 

After Sinet failed in high school (class 12^th) final year examination in year 2016 then she became a RC member. The RC group chose her to be an interest group member. She attended sewing training for 6 months in Kvav village, Rumlech commune which was supported by ADRA`s CHOICES for Children project.

After the sewing training graduation Sineth received a set of sewing materials and she started sewing business at home with high confident that she would be success with this business job.  Sinet is delight very much with this first job in her life because she can make good income by herself, and the income could help to feed the family.

Different style of suits designed by miss. Sok Sinet

Amongst the 16 trainees, Sinet is a cleaver one and a model learner. She is quicker understood with more skills than the other learners. Sometime she acted as the assistant trainer and demonstrated classmates in learning and practices. More important she was selected to be a trainer during she joined in the sewing refresher that conducted by PAPSDA- ADRA New Zealand in Tuol Thmea village.

Miss, Sok Sinet measured size of a sewing client 

Now, 7 months after complete training Sinet has 5 to 10 clients and get income 30 to 50 dollars per month. She could design other styles of shirt, trousers, traditional clothes or suits, suits etc. other than what she learned from the training course. She has plan to expand this job by constructing a building apart from the house and even looking for other ones to get learning from her knowledge and skills.

"I'm thankful to ADRA team and ADRA's supporters for the trainings I have received as well for the development activities that have been happening in my community so far." Sinet happily said to us.

Sewing cloth is my favorite! Thanks to ADRA that supports me!

Channa at the sewing training practicing sewing the new item design.

Channa at the sewing training practicing sewing the new dress.

Channa at the sewing training learning the dress and sewing design from the trainer and our staff.

Channa is very happy and pleased with her new dress sewed by herself she learned in the sewing training supported by CHOICES for Children project.

Channa is also happy and proud with her new products made by herself she learned in the sewing training.

Channa is now happily running her small business store selling the cloths and her sewed cloths. She is earning some money to support her family.

Channa is now running her small business store selling the dress. She is happy when there is customer come and buy her cloth. She could earn some money to support her family. She is pleased and proud she had made it after the training. She is thankful to ADRA who has supported her so far.